Hard to imagine private sector having less flexibility than federal employment right now unless you're going to work at a large bank.

Anonymous wrote:False assumption. People aren't getting 10% raises in the private sector and jobs aren't their like you would think they are. Contract work is highly unstable so you are likely to be frequently out of work

I would be W2 in private sector and jobs are there in my field.

Anonymous wrote:False assumption. People aren't getting 10% raises in the private sector and jobs aren't their like you would think they are. Contract work is highly unstable so you are likely to be frequently out of work

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False assumption. People aren't getting 10% raises in the private sector and jobs aren't their like you would think they are. Contract work is highly unstable so you are likely to be frequently out of work

What's the question, but you already know the answer. Reread your last sentence.

Fed.

With no annual federal pay raises in the foreseeable future I’m looking at this:
>Inflation increase 2025-2028 (if stays at current rate), compounded: 10.2%
>Salary increase during same period, compounded: 4.4%

Plus was stiffed on annual $10K towards student loan repayment (which was a recruiting tool) that I had been awarded the prior two years, that I now have to pay out of monthly cash flow.

Pension worth $12K annually vests in 2027.

Could earn 10%-40% more in private sector, with less flexibility.